Origins of the Linton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 160North West 77Isle of ManYorkshire 171East Midlands 68West Midlands 36East 101London 336South East 96South West 45South Wales 54Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lintons lived in london

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    7,700 Linton Travel & migration records
    21,000 Lintons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Linton

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    Common jobs for Lintons

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Lintons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    103

    Domestic Servant

    77

    Laundress

    70

    Living On Own Means

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Commmon male occupations for Lintons in 1921

    Fisherman

    158

    Coal Miner

    85

    Farmer

    74

    General Labourer

    68

    Joiner

    62

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